Cruise news (PropulsionEngines-tagged)
- Accidents
New MSC cruise ship Seascape suffers engine problems in the Caribbean
One of the main engines of MSC Seascape, which was officially christened in New York in December 2022, failed last week and only a reduced cruising...
January 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First cruise ships plug into newly completed shore power expansion at Port San Diego (California...
On January 13th, 2023, two large cruise vessels plugged into the newly completed shore-power expansion at Port San Diego (California USA) passenger...
January 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Stockholm (Sweden) receives green light for EU grant funding application
Ports of Stockholm (Sweden) can jointly apply, together with 8 other Baltic Sea ports, for EU grant funding for pilot studies in order to develop the...
January 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Hotel giant Accor to launch the world's largest luxury sailing ship Orient Express
Hotel giant Accor SA will enter the luxury cruise market with the debut of the largest sailing ship in the world. 140+ years after the original...
January 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival cruise brands AIDA and Costa switch their LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel
Carnival Corporation's European-based cruise brands, AIDA and Costa, switched their low-emission LNG-powered ships to diesel fuel because of the high...
January 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises plans pilot using batteries for large ship zero emissions
Costa Cruises is working with Italian energy company Enel Group to explore the electrification of its larger ships as part of an effort to promote...
January 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
TT-Line and Avenir conduct the first LNG ship-to-ship bunkering operation for cruiseferry Peter Pan
Germany-based ferry shipowner/operator TT-Line and small-scale LNG provider Avenir LNG Ltd conducted the first LNG-liquefied natural gas ship-to-ship...
January 5, 2023 - Accidents
Cunard's cruise ship Queen Victoria enters drydock for repairs in Cadiz (Spain) with passengers...
Passengers boarding Cunard Line’s liner Queen Victoria had no idea they would be embarking on a unique voyage to be remembered with a once-in-a...
January 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Valencia Port (Spain) carries out the first hydrogen test for its refueling station
This January, technicians from the National Hydrogen Centre, Carburos Metalicos, and Valenciaport are expected to carry out the first hydrogen...
January 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Stena RoRo takes delivery of MS Santona (9th E-Flexer cruiseferry)
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) delivered the 9th E-Flexer RoRo ship, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery ceremony was...
December 23, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Ovation OTS cancels calls at Noumea & Mystery Island due to propulsion issue
An RCI-Royal Caribbean ship was forced to cancel scheduled calls to Noumea (Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia) and Aneityum (Mystery Island, Vanuatu...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction of Tallink MySTAR ferry timelapse
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions/RMC released the timelapse of its 2-year-long construction of the cruiseferry Tallink MySTAR...
December 17, 2022 - Accidents
Carnival cancels a month of voyages on Carnival Vista in early 2024 due to drydock
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced the cancellation of a month of voyages onboard its Carnival Vista ship in early 2024 so the vessel can enter...
December 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
GoodFuels delivers 100% biofuel to AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAprima
The Amsterdam-based GoodFuels (global leader in developing and supplying biofuels) successfully delivered 140mt of 100% biofuel to AIDAprima...
December 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld is the first river cruise company to boast verified net zero targets validated by the SBTi
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (subsidiary of The Travel Corporation) became the first river cruise line to introduce verified net zero targets...
December 6, 2022